Collapsible dress form



April 25, 1933. s. WOLF 1,905,202

COLLAPSIBLE DRESS FORM Filed Aug. 27, 1931 INVENTOR Patented Apr. 25, 1933 twat SIMON-WOLF, F BRONX, NEW vein;

VCOLLAPSIBLE nanss roam I A nj fionifiiea August 27, 1931 Serial No. 559,697."

inventii'ong'relates to. apparatus used. by'dressmakers, tailors, and clothiers Ii'or the display ofwearing apparel, and, also as a form duringfittin'g and shaping of agarment, such devices being'knownas dummies. Ordinarily thei'orm is" a hollow molded figure of papier-mach or similar material,

conformable with the shapeIofthe upper portion of a human figure; including such; parts as the breast, shoulders, neck, back and.

smaller than the shoulders; and because of this difference in circumference a provis on 2 is 'ma'de for decreasing the circumference'of the bustand shoulders, sothat' the garment is readily removable without "the usual slit necessary the'waist of the garment. It is therefore object of this invention to provide a form 3 having a"gracefullyshaped Waist and;Contractile shoulders to permit movementjof a garment thereoveri;

A further feature isin the provision of form having re'siliently'jspreadshoulders to .30 fitj'ajny garment suited ito the size ofjthe form, and means to contract the shouldersjf' whenit'isdesiredf:

proved form; readily adjusted by the foot of an operator, leavingthe hands n arer These "advantageous objects are "accomplished by the novel construction and combination of partshereinafter described and 5 illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

al' part oi this disclosure,

forming a materi and in which Figure 1 is a perspect ve view of an embodiment of the invention looking from the 5 front. V

Figure 2 is aside elevational view of the same as mounted on a stand. Figure 3 is a partial longitudinalsectiona1 view showing operative parts of the struc- 9 ture.

a Figure 4 is a diagrammati'cview illustrat ing the variable positions'of the shoulders.-

' Figure 5 is a fragmentary rear view, partlyins'eotion, of the lower part of theya'd justing means; a The form'stand jcomprise's ap'0st 10 fixed in a base 11 provided with gliders for con-,-

venience in moving over a level surfacetithe upper'end ot the post being fixed in a"pla"t-.

form'l 2 constituting the'lower end of the form, theisame being shaped in PXOfilG itO? suit;

Erected on the 'plat'f orm are 'the frame Walls'l4 of the form, shaped "conformable" with a 'persons figure; and terminating f'at having alhandl'elti.

k the top -in a neck provided 15- cioveredwith a woven textile fabric casing;

17, frombelow the cap to the platform, to which the material being fashion d intofa;

garment may I betemporarily held by pins I Below the platform maybe wires' l8 'bent;

' whichfmay also beenteredlinto the'lframe to Jretainla' skirt in position; all these sev-i eralparts are old and well known, 'formi'ng no part: of the present t'ratlng its application."

In the present case the sides of the frame nventipli, fbut 11 1 5 body" ar'eronlitted" atpointsadjacentlv'suh f p v J 1 froun dingltheshoulders and extendingfialei Another" purpose is to produce an immost to the waist,,as at 2Qe20f;a ;e"s ective1y top and bottom Qf lthe' openings; and fitted to these openings are substitnte fra'un'e elements 21, having {cloth 'jcoverings 22.

l;- and 'u rs Ji ir Qh h iJP 21 of the insertjelements'2l; at; the top o't the sh'oiilders are shaped?v and 'ada'ptedto frame portions adjacent.

Fixed e the exteriors f-thehinged frat be moved inwardly, under the "rigid; main ,2

septions, in a position corresponding to the an ornamental fim'sh.

A block-2'5 is secured on the formframe ea W 4 id s b iwll li zl ib i qk v arms,"arejconvexmetallieoapeQ lproviding having mounted in it a spindle 26 on which are a pair of pulleys 27 having cords 28 trained over them, their upper portions being oppositely directed, extended through the walls of the hinged elements 21 and engaged with eyes fixedon the inner sides of the caps 24." v 1 y s The cords also pass through openings in corner blocks 30 used to reinforce the hinged elements 21 and whichfaremormally thrust outwardly by coiled compression springs 31 encircling the cords anu 'having their ends disposed in recesses in the blocks and respectively, whereby'tli hinged 'elerncntsare, pressed outwardly.

3g, haying a longitudinal slot1'3'5] and en'- se il A li a lyi i edfbyfl e p 0-,-, a

"Eyed if] th ibfwr ;p rtibncf1thepmfiger bar 32Iianarni37 carryin at its outerend ail-ped as wipes-f fd ih' s i TfBy t e foot of an operator, thereby drawin the cords against theiefiect of the springs gl',

If't'b desired rtairifthehonldiis their retracted-.position, the; arm 37 f be moyedi the slot 315 inan mate one side, igi -gag aa r'aa atu tmaeee rem ss em heg i eams n seem K sm ',Frdinthe,ior'going it win hesefefi thfat a d spleased for this pur ose hasbe'n'disclosed in the preferred farm" of its'mtaai g; Inent,- but it not desir cdto restrict the (1s- 40 5 effe'gzziclt construction" h6w1'1""'15enlbliY lS he? es, 6 1 1 V i e' i f d liie fii'm may. li hbfifi con icting with the scope the appende tr laim and desired to secure'by i n ings, hinges con the r bett ms,

65 blocks, and coiiipression springs ihferyenifig' bajrliee slidabl'ethrough e, p atform 1 m etc which is rigidly seemed .a tubiilargui'de 'y a dill 1 113136 hayiiig',forks-whichai'e 1.1 .i an insult guide for saldrod, a, pedal fixed on said position,

to swing"inwardlyfre-enforcing blocks at the inner corners of said closures, a block fixed in said body intermediate ftliei'iclosure carried blocks compression springs". terg vening'said' bioekste.prssthefcl sfire cue:

wardly,a paIir'ofcords-to retrea sa'i eras-- ares,- and pedal .meanstb jopratsaid cords" 6, A dress] form having,;retraefiabl shoulder ar-dens, a blzsek'fixedinsaidrarer interiiiediate' the ,.'sho1i1drs',.- compress springs between the shoulde'r'jpogtiofis block, pulleys? mdfint'ea in sxid tleekgc fixed to aidashoulder;portions,to ext-grid over said p1111eys;";i, phinger rod to which the 'iniierendsof said'cor'ds areattaehed',

lowered position; 7

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outer ends engaged with saidcalps andftlieirj l wer eiidfsf eziteiiding ziownwsr a'p1an er rod to i whic 7 the lower ends 16f said[o'r ds are attac ed, ti tubular a de j for'sai'd" was, ,1,

imamnge is its end, and means combined amnesia aifn to retain said shoulders whens? messaged 8.111 3, dress farm, a ttay liens "as; racti l shoulder, e e n s pr'e I prin sersins' diel m f t ar Whd t edalactuatedv mean-s for retracting: 

